2-year-old girl struck by vehicle in Burford on Christmas Day: police

Brant County OPP are investigating after a two-year-old girl was struck by a motor vehicle on Christmas Day.

Police attended the scene on Highway 53 in Burford at around 12 p.m. on Tuesday, following reports of a collision involving a pedestrian.

Upon arrival, police said a vehicle had struck a two-year-old girl.

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Police said the driver of the vehicle was a 28-year-old Brant County man.

The girl was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A police spokesperson confirmed to 980 CFPL that the incident occurred on a private driveway and that the girl and the driver are related, though he did not specify the relation.

Meanwhile, Brant County OPP continue to investigate the scene and are asking anyone with information about the collision to call them.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the child’s age to being two years old as police initially indicated she was three.